title: Could epicardial adipose tissue thickness by echocardiography be correlated with acute coronary syndrome risk scores.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was, echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness could show the severity and the prognosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty-five ACS patients (mean age 57.4 ± 12.2 years) who underwent coronary angiography were studied. EAT thickness on the free wall of right ventricle was measured at end-diastole from the parasternal long-axis views of 3 cardiac cycles. SYNTAX and Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoring considered for severity and the prognosis of ACS. The mean value of the EAT thickness were 5.5 ± 0.5 mm (range 1-12 mm). EAT thickness had a positive correlation with high sensitive troponin T (r = 0.712, P < 0.001) and body mass index (r = 0.522, P < 0.001.) EAT thickness was significantly correlated patients with high SYNTAX score (r = 0.690, P < 0.001), but not correlated with GRACE score (r = 0.224, P = 0.072).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Epicardial adipose tissue thickness was correlated with angiographic severity of ACS, but not correlated with clinical prognosis risk score.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Canakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Altun
authors.forename: Yucel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Colkesen
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gazi
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tasolar
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Temiz
authors.forename: Hicran Yildiz
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barutcu
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kirilmaz
authors.forename: Koksal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ceyhan
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: acute myocardial infarction; echocardiography